Jiang Ji
Jiang Ji (died 18 May 249),
courtesy name Zitong, was an official and military general of the state of
Cao Wei during the
Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, Jiang Ji started his career as a low-level official in his native
Yang Province before becoming a subordinate of
Cao Cao, the warlord who controlled the central government towards the
end of the Eastern Han dynasty. After the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, he served in the state of Cao Wei through the reigns of the first three emperors –
Cao Pi,
Cao Rui and
Cao Fang – and held various appointments in the military before rising to Grand Commandant, one of the top positions in the central government. During his service in Wei, he was known for being candid in giving advice to the emperor on various issues, including consolidating power, halting labour-intensive construction projects, and officials' abuses of power. In February 249, he joined the regent
Sima Yi in staging
a successful ''coup d'état'' against his co-regent
Cao Shuang, but died from illness a few months later.
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